Shoe protector



June 29 1926. 1,590,933

c. M. FELLMAN- SHOE PROTECTOR Filed July 24. 1925 INVENTOR Patented June 29, 1926. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL M. FELLMAN, OI ROSICLARE, ILLINOIS.

snon PROTECTOR.

Application flled July 24, 1925. Serial No. 45,882.

This invention relates to a shoe protector, the edges of the auxiliary sole by rivets the general object of the invention being to or the like, and straps 6 are fastened to the provide a metal covered auxiliary sole for upstanding portions of the clips, the straps protecting the shoe from wear when a perbeing adapted to be buckled together, as

5 son is engaged in an occupation or play shown at 7. A strap 8 may be connected which subjects the shoe to great wear, such with the straps which extend over the in as when a child uses a coaster wagon or simstep of the shoe, said strap extending ilar device and propels himself along with around the heel ofthe shoe, as shown ll his foot striking the ground. V Figure 1." V v 10 This invention also consists in certain From the. foregoing it will be seen that the other features of construction and r in the leather part of the auxiliary sole is protectcombination and arrangement of the several ed by the metal plate against wear and that parts, to be hereinafter fully described, this auxiliary sole will prevent wear on the illustrated in the accompanying drawings main sole when a child is using his foot to 15 and specifically pointed out in the appendpropel himself along on a coaster or other v ed claim. 1 device.

In describing my invention in detail, ref- This device can be easily and quickly reerence will be had to the accompanying moved from the shoe and placed thereon. drawings wherein like characters denote like It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 20 or corresponding parts throughout the sevtion that the advantages and novel features eral views, and in which of my invention will be readily apparent.

Figure 1 is a View of a shoe, showing the I desire'it to be understood that I may invention in use. make changes in the construction and in the Figure 2 is a top plan view of the attachcombination and arrangement of the sever- 25 ment. al' parts, provided that such changes fall Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of F igwithin the scope of the appended claim. ure 2. v What I" claim. is

Figure 4 is a section on line 4i i of Fig- A protector for a shoe comprising an ure 2. auxiliary sole formed of a strip of leather 30 Figure 5 is a view of the metal plate. and a metal plate on the bottom of the strip,

As shown in these views,'the auxiliary sole said plate having points struck therefrom shown generally at A is composed of a strip and driven through the strip to hold the of leather 1 which covers the sole of the shoe parts together, angle shaped clipseach havfrom the. toe to the heel and a metal plate 2 ing one port-ion riveted to the auxiliary sole 35 which is fastened to the strip by having between the leather strip and. the metal points 3 struck up therefrom and driven plate and straps connected with the clips through the strip and bent over to firmly for fastening the auxiliary sole to' a'shoe. connect the plate to the strip. This plate In testimony whereof I afiix my signadoes not extend over the instep portion of ture. V 0 the leather strip 1. Clips 4 are fastened to V CARL M. FELLMAN. 

